Annual average climate in China
- Minimum annual temperature: 6°C
- Average annual temperature: 12°C
- Maximum annual temperature: 17°C
- Precipitation: 66 mm/month (with 9 rainy days/month)
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| Min / Max | Precipitation | |
| January | -8 ° / 2 ° | 18mm / 5 days |
| february | -5 ° / 6 ° | 21mm / 5 days |
| March | 1 ° / 12 ° | 34mm / 7 days |
| April | 7 ° / 19 ° | 55mm / 8 days |
| may | 12 ° / 24 ° | 88mm / 11 days |
| June | 17 ° / 28 ° | 122mm / 12 days |
| July | 19 ° / 29 ° | 140mm / 13 days |
| August | 18 ° / 28 ° | 124mm / 12 days |
| September | 14 ° / 24 ° | 82mm / 10 days |
| October | 8 ° / 19 ° | 50mm / 7 days |
| November | 0 ° / 11 ° | 30mm / 5 days |
| December | -6 ° / 4 ° | 19mm / 5 days |
These weather forecasts were calculated using data from weather stations across China.
Details by cities
Check the climate forecast for the largest cities in China:
- Shanghai (19°C on average)
see the detail > - Pekin (14°C on average | 43 mm of rain/month over 5 days)
see the detail > - Tianjin (14°C on average | 44 mm of rain/month over 5 days)
see the detail > - Canton (23°C on average | 162 mm of rain/month over 11 days)
see the detail > - Wuhan (18°C on average | 108 mm of rain/month over 10 days)
see the detail > - Chongqing (20°C on average | 93 mm of rain/month over 12 days)
see the detail > - Chengdu (18°C on average)
see the detail > - nankeen (17°C on average | 95 mm of rain/month over 9 days)
see the detail > - Nanchong (19°C on average | 88 mm of rain/month over 10 days)
see the detail > - Xi'an (16°C on average | 47 mm of rain/month over 7 days)
see the detail >
F.A.Q.
What are the hottest cities in China?
The following cities record the highest average maximum temperatures over the year:
Qionghai (with 29°C), Dadonghai (with 29°C), Fuck City (with 28°C), Haikou (with 28°C), heyyuan (with 27°C), …
What are the coldest cities in China?
These cities are among those with the lowest average temperatures over the year:
Nagchu Prefecture (with 0°C), Menstruation (with 0°C), Nenjiang (with 1°C), Fujin (with 3°C), Hailun (with 3°C), …
Which cities have the least rain in China?
The following cities are among the driest in the country and record the fewest number of rainy days over the year:
Tourfan (with 14 rainy days), Khotan (with 19 rainy days), Yarkand (with 24 rainy days), Hami (with 26 rainy days), Kucha (with 35 rainy days), …
Which cities have the most rain in China?
These cities are among the rainiest in the country:
Dadonghai (with 336 mm/month), Yangjiang (with 198 mm/month), Qionghai (with 188 mm/month), Qinzhou (with 182 mm/month), Shantou (with 181 mm/month), …
Which are the hottest months in China?
The months of the year with the highest maximum temperatures are:
July (with 29°C), June (with 28°C), August (with 28°C), …
What are the coldest months in China?
The months of the year with the lowest average temperatures are:
January (with -3°C), December (with -1°C), february (with 1°C), …
Which are the driest months in China?
The months of the year with the least rainfall are:
January (with 18 mm/month), December (with 19 mm/month), february (with 21 mm/month), …
What are the rainiest months in China?
The months of the year with the most rain are:
July (with 140 mm/month), August (with 124 mm/month), June (with 122 mm/month), …
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